Worrill was a fixture in the African American community in Chicago who fought for justice, reparations for slavery, and police brutality.
Worrill worked 40 years at Northeastern Illinois University as a Professor in Inner City Studies, Department Chair of Inner City Studies, Academic Program Coordinator for Inner City Studies, and the Director of the historic Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies/CCICS.
“Dr. Worrill became my boss when I worked in his office as a student at Northeastern Illinois University Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies 2015-16.
Worrill worked tirelessly for a track and field facility on the South Side of Chicago with the late Mayor Harold Washington since 1983.
Worrill was a track star at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago.
